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Thu Jan 16 13:49:00 2014http://13wham.com//news/features/news-webster-fire/stories/ceremonies-held-honor-christmas-eve-ambush-victims-29.shtml
http://13wham.com//news/features/news-webster-fire/stories/ceremonies-held-honor-christmas-eve-ambush-victims-29.shtmlWebster, N.Y. - Ceremonies held Tuesday on Lake Road in Webster to honor those lost in the Christmas Eve ambush began around the same moment of the attack a year ago. The timing was important: Not just to honor the fallen, but also to allow first responders to be home with their families that night, something they could not do last Christmas Eve. ...]]>Webster, N.Y. - Ceremonies held Tuesday on Lake Road in Webster to honor those lost in the Christmas Eve ambush began around the same moment of the attack a year ago. The timing was important: Not just to honor the fallen, but also to allow first responders to be home with their families that night, something they could not do last Christmas Eve. ...]]>Copyright 2013, Sinclair Broadcast GroupThu Jan 16 13:49:00 2014http://13wham.com//news/features/news-webster-fire/stories/west-webster-victim-speaks-28.shtml
http://13wham.com//news/features/news-webster-fire/stories/west-webster-victim-speaks-28.shtmlRochester, N.Y. – On that bitter morning, directly behind this wall of flames, Ted Scardino’s life hung in the balance.

“I kind of just went into survival mode. When it first happened, I checked my vital signs real quickly, and said, ‘Alright, I’m okay. ...]]>

Rochester, N.Y. – On that bitter morning, directly behind this wall of flames, Ted Scardino’s life hung in the balance.

“I kind of just went into survival mode. When it first happened, I checked my vital signs real quickly, and said, ‘Alright, I’m okay. ...]]>

“It was horrible,” said Mark Ballou of Webster. “My daughter and I were actually heading out to Bristol that day and we saw a bunch of commotion down by Lake Road, there and weren’t totally sure what had happened. ...]]>

Webster, N.Y.—Christmas Eve 2012 left Webster to mourn what was lost.

“It was horrible,” said Mark Ballou of Webster. “My daughter and I were actually heading out to Bristol that day and we saw a bunch of commotion down by Lake Road, there and weren’t totally sure what had happened. ...]]>

Copyright 2013, Sinclair Broadcast GroupThu Jan 16 13:48:00 2014http://13wham.com//news/features/news-webster-fire/stories/visiting-west-webster-memorial-26.shtml
http://13wham.com//news/features/news-webster-fire/stories/visiting-west-webster-memorial-26.shtmlWebster, N.Y. - A steady flow of people came to the vigil on Lake Road this morning to pay their respects and celebrate the lives lost during an ambush on the West Webster Fire Department one year ago today.

Fellow firefighters, EMT’s and community members stopped at the memorial, taking time on Christmas Eve to reflect on the tragedy. ...]]>

Webster, N.Y. - A steady flow of people came to the vigil on Lake Road this morning to pay their respects and celebrate the lives lost during an ambush on the West Webster Fire Department one year ago today.

Fellow firefighters, EMT’s and community members stopped at the memorial, taking time on Christmas Eve to reflect on the tragedy. ...]]>

Copyright 2013, Sinclair Broadcast GroupThu Jan 16 13:47:00 2014http://13wham.com//news/features/news-webster-fire/stories/anniversary-webster-tragedy-observed-morning-25.shtml
http://13wham.com//news/features/news-webster-fire/stories/anniversary-webster-tragedy-observed-morning-25.shtmlWebster, N.Y. -- Jennifer Johnson will be live on 13WHAM and then on CW Rochester from Lake Road in Webster throughout the morning for the memorial marking one year since the ambush in Webster that left four people dead.

There will be a brief period where we will not be live at the request of the West Webster Fire Dept. ...]]>

Webster, N.Y. -- Jennifer Johnson will be live on 13WHAM and then on CW Rochester from Lake Road in Webster throughout the morning for the memorial marking one year since the ambush in Webster that left four people dead.

There will be a brief period where we will not be live at the request of the West Webster Fire Dept. ...]]>

It's been almost a year since the Christmas Eve ambush on Lake Road, but this is a mostly untold story until now. Twelve members of the Irondequoit Police Department responded that morning in 2012.

Eleven of them were on-duty in the middle of a shift change including Sgt. ...]]>

by Jennifer Johnson

It's been almost a year since the Christmas Eve ambush on Lake Road, but this is a mostly untold story until now. Twelve members of the Irondequoit Police Department responded that morning in 2012.

Eleven of them were on-duty in the middle of a shift change including Sgt. ...]]>

Copyright 2013, Sinclair Broadcast GroupWed Dec 25 01:25:00 2013http://13wham.com//news/features/news-webster-fire/stories/ceremonies-held-honor-christmas-eve-ambush-victims-20.shtml
http://13wham.com//news/features/news-webster-fire/stories/ceremonies-held-honor-christmas-eve-ambush-victims-20.shtmlWebster, N.Y. - Ceremonies held Tuesday on Lake Road in Webster to honor those lost in the Christmas Eve ambush began around the same moment of the attack a year ago. The timing was important: Not just to honor the fallen, but also to allow first responders to be home with their families that night, something they could not do last Christmas Eve. ...]]>Webster, N.Y. - Ceremonies held Tuesday on Lake Road in Webster to honor those lost in the Christmas Eve ambush began around the same moment of the attack a year ago. The timing was important: Not just to honor the fallen, but also to allow first responders to be home with their families that night, something they could not do last Christmas Eve. ...]]>Copyright 2013, Sinclair Broadcast GroupTue Dec 24 15:39:00 2013http://13wham.com//news/features/news-webster-fire/stories/west-webster-victim-speaks-19.shtml
http://13wham.com//news/features/news-webster-fire/stories/west-webster-victim-speaks-19.shtmlRochester, N.Y. – On that bitter morning, directly behind this wall of flames, Ted Scardino’s life hung in the balance.

“I kind of just went into survival mode. When it first happened, I checked my vital signs real quickly, and said, ‘Alright, I’m okay. ...]]>

Rochester, N.Y. – On that bitter morning, directly behind this wall of flames, Ted Scardino’s life hung in the balance.

“I kind of just went into survival mode. When it first happened, I checked my vital signs real quickly, and said, ‘Alright, I’m okay. ...]]>

Copyright 2013, Sinclair Broadcast GroupTue Dec 24 13:55:00 2013http://13wham.com//news/features/news-webster-fire/stories/visiting-west-webster-memorial-18.shtml
http://13wham.com//news/features/news-webster-fire/stories/visiting-west-webster-memorial-18.shtmlWest Webster, N.Y. - A steady flow of people came to the vigil on Lake Road this morning to pay their respects and celebrate the lives lost during an ambush on the West Webster Fire Department one year ago today.

Fellow firefighters, EMT’s and community members stopped at the memorial, taking time on Christmas Eve to reflect on the tragedy. ...]]>

West Webster, N.Y. - A steady flow of people came to the vigil on Lake Road this morning to pay their respects and celebrate the lives lost during an ambush on the West Webster Fire Department one year ago today.

Fellow firefighters, EMT’s and community members stopped at the memorial, taking time on Christmas Eve to reflect on the tragedy. ...]]>

“It was horrible,” said Mark Ballou of Webster. “My daughter and I were actually heading out to Bristol that day and we saw a bunch of commotion down by Lake Road, there and weren’t totally sure what had happened. ...]]>

Webster, N.Y.—Christmas Eve 2012 left Webster to mourn what was lost.

“It was horrible,” said Mark Ballou of Webster. “My daughter and I were actually heading out to Bristol that day and we saw a bunch of commotion down by Lake Road, there and weren’t totally sure what had happened. ...]]>

Copyright 2013, Sinclair Broadcast GroupTue Dec 24 02:24:00 2013http://13wham.com//news/features/news-webster-fire/stories/watch-jennifer-johnson-reports-webster-vigil-16.shtml
http://13wham.com//news/features/news-webster-fire/stories/watch-jennifer-johnson-reports-webster-vigil-16.shtmlWEBSTER, N.Y. (AP) - A vigil marking the one-year anniversary of a shooting rampage that took the lives of two upstate New York firefighters was held Christmas Eve morning along the south shore of Lake Ontario.

Families of the victims have requested privacy for Tuesday's vigil, but the public is invited to view a memorial at the West Webster Fire Department. ...]]>WEBSTER, N.Y. (AP) - A vigil marking the one-year anniversary of a shooting rampage that took the lives of two upstate New York firefighters was held Christmas Eve morning along the south shore of Lake Ontario.

Families of the victims have requested privacy for Tuesday's vigil, but the public is invited to view a memorial at the West Webster Fire Department. ...]]>Copyright 2013, Sinclair Broadcast GroupTue Dec 24 01:18:00 2013http://13wham.com//news/features/news-webster-fire/stories/anniversary-webster-tragedy-observed-morning-10.shtml
http://13wham.com//news/features/news-webster-fire/stories/anniversary-webster-tragedy-observed-morning-10.shtmlWebster, N.Y. -- Jennifer Johnson will be live on 13WHAM and then on CW Rochester from Lake Road in Webster throughout the morning for the memorial marking one year since the ambush in Webster that left four people dead.

There will be a brief period where we will not be live at the request of the West Webster Fire Dept. ...]]>

Webster, N.Y. -- Jennifer Johnson will be live on 13WHAM and then on CW Rochester from Lake Road in Webster throughout the morning for the memorial marking one year since the ambush in Webster that left four people dead.

There will be a brief period where we will not be live at the request of the West Webster Fire Dept. ...]]>

Copyright 2013, Sinclair Broadcast GroupTue Dec 24 01:20:00 2013http://13wham.com//news/features/news-webster-fire/stories/west-webster-tragedy-victims-get-donations-15.shtml
http://13wham.com//news/features/news-webster-fire/stories/west-webster-tragedy-victims-get-donations-15.shtmlWebster, N.Y. – President Obama is expected to sign a law this week allowing West Webster Fire Department to distribute funds to victims’ and their families of the West Webster Christmas Eve tragedy.

In the days, weeks and months, following the West Webster tragedy donations poured into the fire department, $900,000 in all. ...]]>

Webster, N.Y. – President Obama is expected to sign a law this week allowing West Webster Fire Department to distribute funds to victims’ and their families of the West Webster Christmas Eve tragedy.

In the days, weeks and months, following the West Webster tragedy donations poured into the fire department, $900,000 in all. ...]]>

Irondequoit, N.Y. - The Ridge Culver Fire Department In Irondequoit is holding a memorial Tuesday morning, Dec. 24 to honor, the men they call their West Webster brothers.

The service starts around 5:50 am and ends around 6:15 am.

It is open to the public. ...]]>

Copyright 2013, Sinclair Broadcast GroupTue Dec 24 01:18:00 2013http://13wham.com//news/features/news-webster-fire/stories/west-webster-firefighters-memorial-12.shtml
http://13wham.com//news/features/news-webster-fire/stories/west-webster-firefighters-memorial-12.shtmlWebster, N.Y. - As we approach one year since the Christmas Eve ambush on West Webster firefighters, their department unveiled a new memorial Sunday morning. Behind the fire station, the memorial was dedicated to Tomasz Kaczowka and Mike Chiapperini— and two other West Webster firefighters who have died in the line of duty. ...]]>Webster, N.Y. - As we approach one year since the Christmas Eve ambush on West Webster firefighters, their department unveiled a new memorial Sunday morning. Behind the fire station, the memorial was dedicated to Tomasz Kaczowka and Mike Chiapperini— and two other West Webster firefighters who have died in the line of duty. ...]]>Copyright 2013, Sinclair Broadcast GroupTue Dec 24 01:18:00 2013http://13wham.com//news/features/news-webster-fire/stories/remembering-west-webster-irondequoit-pds-response-11.shtml
http://13wham.com//news/features/news-webster-fire/stories/remembering-west-webster-irondequoit-pds-response-11.shtmlby Jennifer Johnson

It's been almost a year since the Christmas Eve ambush on Lake Road, but this is a mostly untold story until now. Twelve members of the Irondequoit Police Department responded that morning in 2012.

Eleven of them were on-duty in the middle of a shift change including Sgt. ...]]>

by Jennifer Johnson

It's been almost a year since the Christmas Eve ambush on Lake Road, but this is a mostly untold story until now. Twelve members of the Irondequoit Police Department responded that morning in 2012.

Eleven of them were on-duty in the middle of a shift change including Sgt. ...]]>

It's been almost a year since the Christmas Eve ambush on Lake Road, but this is a mostly untold story until now. Twelve members of the Irondequoit Police Department responded that morning in 2012.

Eleven of them were on-duty in the middle of a shift change including Sgt. ...]]>

by Jennifer Johnson

It's been almost a year since the Christmas Eve ambush on Lake Road, but this is a mostly untold story until now. Twelve members of the Irondequoit Police Department responded that morning in 2012.

Eleven of them were on-duty in the middle of a shift change including Sgt. ...]]>

Copyright 2013, Sinclair Broadcast GroupTue Dec 10 04:35:00 2013http://13wham.com//news/features/news-webster-fire/stories/window-honors-firefighters-killed-ambush-8.shtml
http://13wham.com//news/features/news-webster-fire/stories/window-honors-firefighters-killed-ambush-8.shtmlRochester, N.Y. - This weekend a local church will honor two firefighters killed in West Webster.

Saint Stanislaus Church will dedicate a new stained glass pane in memory of Tomasz Kaczowka and Mike Chiapperini.

The two men were killed last Christmas Eve when a gunman opened fire on them when they were responding to a fire on Lake Road in Webster. ...]]>

Rochester, N.Y. - This weekend a local church will honor two firefighters killed in West Webster.

Saint Stanislaus Church will dedicate a new stained glass pane in memory of Tomasz Kaczowka and Mike Chiapperini.

The two men were killed last Christmas Eve when a gunman opened fire on them when they were responding to a fire on Lake Road in Webster. ...]]>

Copyright 2013, Sinclair Broadcast GroupFri Dec 6 04:47:00 2013http://13wham.com//news/features/news-webster-fire/stories/wounded-west-webster-firefighters-tell-their-story-7.shtml
http://13wham.com//news/features/news-webster-fire/stories/wounded-west-webster-firefighters-tell-their-story-7.shtmlHe and 3 of his fellow West Webster firefighters were the first to respond to a car fire on Lake Rd. Christmas Eve morning.

Scardino was in the fire truck with Mike Chiapperini when it pulled up to the scene. ...]]>He and 3 of his fellow West Webster firefighters were the first to respond to a car fire on Lake Rd. Christmas Eve morning.

Scardino was in the fire truck with Mike Chiapperini when it pulled up to the scene. ...]]>Copyright 2013, Sinclair Broadcast Group